Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 303

There's an old saying:

When life closes a door on you, it always opens a window.

Watching Miranda grin and giggle in front of her, Mila couldn't help but think— maybe, in her case, all the doors had been bolted shut. But fate hadn't given up on her; it had offered her a window instead.

A huge window, so big it stretched across the entire wall.

Sunlight spilled in, unimpeded.

And just like that, Mila found herself smiling like a fool as well.

To pay off her debts-and maybe save up a little extra-Mila threw herself into the simplest work she could find. Tutoring was out of the question, and most of her options had dried up, so she settled for a job at a bustling bubble tea shop in a lively part of town.

It wasn't glamorous, but it was honest work.

She was pretty, with a gentle voice and easy manners, and customers flocked to the shop, most of them more interested in chatting with her or admiring her face than the drinks themselves. The bolder ones would even ask for her number. Mila always turned them down, but that didn't seem to stop them from trying.

She didn't mind, though.

As long as business was good, the boss was happy-and he'd even slip her a bit of extra cash as a bonus.

before

distant, and impossible to approach. When he walked into the shop, the whole place

recognized him instantly. She'd seen him before with Lysander-she wasn't exactly sure what their relationship was, but Leonard always seemed to follow Lysander's lead. Wherever Lysander went, Leonard was never far behind, lurking quietly in the background but

had sent him to make trouble. But

here to cause a

the boy's icy voice rang out: "I'll

thirty varieties-twenty cups of each was more than six hundred

was over the

Leonard shook his head and pointed at Mila. "I want

he was here to make her suffer, after

too busy counting his future profits to care about fairness. He just told her to get

finally done, Leonard didn't even bother taking them with him. Instead, he asked the boss for a marker and a piece of cardboard, scrawled out "Free Bubble Tea-Help Yourself" in big letters, and set

drinks had disappeared in a feeding

counter, her hands still shaking as she watched

the end of her shift, her boss handed her an extra bonus and told her to keep up the good

was what it took to earn a little more, so be

it didn't end there. It quickly became clear that Lysander wasn't about to let up. He was determined to make her life miserable, no matter what

by every

than a thousand. Eventually, Mila broke down in tears behind the counter, overwhelmed by the

wrapped up the last drink